Chapter 314: New Army
With the support of Changsun Wuji and others, the policy of promoting commerce was implemented, mainly in coastal areas and the Western Regions, while the domestic policy of emphasizing agriculture and suppressing commerce was still implemented. In
addition to doing business, these merchants who left the Tang Dynasty to do business abroad also wanted to understand the local customs and practices of various places.
To put it bluntly, they used these merchants to spy on intelligence, find out news and local customs and practices of various places.
With the rise of the business promotion movement, many merchants formed groups to go to the Hexi Corridor, embarked on the Silk Road, and went west to conduct international trade.
There are also some merchants, especially those in the south, who use the convenient water transportation of the canal to go out to the sea all the way south and north to sell the goods of the Tang Dynasty to coastal countries.
After the Tang Dynasty developed international trade, the economic level of the Tang Dynasty rose sharply, and the species continued to enrich.
Potatoes, sweet potatoes and other foods were continuously introduced from all over the world, and the Tang Dynasty exported silk, porcelain, tea and other products overseas.
The Tang Dynasty was well known by countries around the world, and countries such as Rome, Dashi, and Tianzhu also sent people to establish diplomatic relations with the Tang Dynasty to promote development together.
For this reason, Li Chengqian also sent more people to open up the fields again and plant potatoes, sweet potatoes and other foods.
"I report to everyone! The research institute has news that the first batch of self-generated firearms has been manufactured." Wang Quan reported to Li Chengqian.
"How effective is this self-generated firearm?" Li Chengqian asked.
The appearance of the bird gun represents the arrival of the era of firearms. The Tang Dynasty is about to transform from the era of cold weapons to the era of cold weapons as the main and hot weapons as the auxiliary.
The combat power of the Tang Dynasty will rise linearly, and it will be no problem to beat the surrounding barbarians.
"The research institute has already tested it, and it is more powerful than a bow and arrow, but the range is shorter than a bow and arrow, but the shooting speed is faster." Wang Quan said. "
As long as it is powerful, it can make up for the short range and form a dense firearms team, which will definitely make the enemy terrified and even become their nightmare." Li Chengqian said.
Li Chengqian can't wait to equip such a force that is all firearms.
"Apart from these, is there anything else?" Li Chengqian continued to ask.
"The research institute also said that compared with the first generation of matchlock guns, self-generating muskets do not need to worry about getting wet in rainy days, and are more convenient to use in rainy days."
"Filling the gunpowder is much simpler than matchlock guns, and other aspects are also much better than matchlock guns, greatly improving combat performance, etc." Wang Quan said.
Self-generating muskets are indeed much more convenient than matchlock guns. Especially they are not afraid of getting wet by rain, and they are not afraid of being discovered by the enemy at night.
"Very good, how many of these self-generating muskets have been produced now?" Li Chengqian asked.
"It is said that 6,000 qualified self-generating muskets have been manufactured." Wang Quan said.
According to the number of soldiers in the Tang Dynasty, the upper government has 1,200 people, the middle government has 1,000 people, and the lower government has 800 people.
It can be equipped with five upper governments, six middle governments, and seven and a half lower governments.
This was not what Li Chengqian had expected. He was planning to form a musket army.
"Notify the research institute to produce more self-propelled muskets as soon as possible, and make sure they are all qualified." Li Chengqian said.
"Yes!" Wang Quan replied.
"Notify Wang Fangyi to select suitable candidates from the army to join the newly formed army. I will give him a quota of 30,000 people." Li Chengqian said.
"Yes!" Wang Quan left.
Everything went in an orderly manner. Wang Fangyi was ordered to select elite soldiers from the various Zhechong Prefectures and move their families to Chang'an. The
weapons manufacturing workshop of the research institute worked day and night to continuously produce self-propelled muskets.
"30,000 elite soldiers have been selected and arranged in the military camp outside the city. Your Majesty, please give the new emperor a name." Wang Fangyi reported to Li Chengqian.
These 30,000 soldiers were carefully selected by him. All of them are at the level of front-line combat. They can be deployed and immediately put into battle.
"Go and have a look. Wang Quan notifies the research institute to send the self-made muskets to the military camp." Li Chengqian stood up and told Wang Fangyi to do it while speaking to him.
"Yes!" Wang Fangyi and Wang Quan accepted the order. Wang Quan went to notify the research institute to transport the muskets to the military camp, and Wang Fangyi accompanied Li Chengqian to the military camp first.
"Everyone assemble!" The emperor's carriage drove into the military camp, and the generals in the camp immediately assembled the soldiers.
Li Chengqian got off the carriage, and the generals in the camp hurried forward to see Li Chengqian.
"Generals of the Fourth Battalion, Xiang Jiang, Ma Long, Zhang Yang, and Wang Sicong, pay their respects to Your Majesty!" The four generals saluted with their fists.
"No need to bow, stand up!" said Li Chengqian, who was dressed in a white dragon robe.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" The four men stood up to express their gratitude. Xiang Jiang said, "Your Majesty! The soldiers have already gathered. Your Majesty, please review and give us some advice."
Li Chengqian nodded and walked up to the stage under the guidance of Xiang Jiang and the other four. There were 30,000 soldiers standing under the stage, all of them standing tall and full of energy. "Greetings, Your Majesty!
" The 30,000 soldiers knelt on one knee and shouted in unison, their voices so loud that they reached the sky.
"Stand up!" said Li Chengqian.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" The 30,000 soldiers stood up to express their gratitude.
Next, Li Chengqian, the emperor, gave a speech, and he couldn't help but say some encouraging words. After some encouragement, the soldiers were excited.
"Let them go back and continue training!" Li Chengqian said to Xiang Jiang.
"Yes!" Xiang Jiang clasped his fists and saluted, turned around and shouted to the soldiers below the stage: "Disband! Continue training."
The 30,000 soldiers dispersed in an orderly manner, and rows of soldiers practiced modern methods such as standing at attention and marching.
Li Chengqian and others came to the central army tent. As soon as they sat down, Wang Quan came, and with him came a researcher from the research institute.
"Your Majesty!" The researcher saluted.
"No need to be polite! How many self-made muskets did you bring this time?" Li Chengqian said.
"Your Majesty! A total of 16,000 self-generating muskets have been brought in, and we have also brought instructions on how to teach the soldiers how to use them," said the researcher.
Of these, 6,000 were the original 6,000, and 10,000 were the self-generating muskets that were rushed out day and night.
In order to allow the soldiers to use the self-generating muskets, the institute also specially equipped coaches to teach them how to use the self-generating muskets correctly.
After the first batch of soldiers have learned and become proficient in using the self-generating muskets, these coaches will return to the institute.
As for the promotion, the first batch of soldiers will teach.
"Okay! Put the self-generated muskets in the arsenal, strictly prohibit fireworks, and take out some of the self-generated muskets for the soldiers to learn shooting." Li Chengqian said.
"Yes!" Xiang Jiang took the order and withdrew, and went to hand over to the people from the research institute. In addition to taking out 6,000 self-generated muskets for practice, all the others were transported to the arsenal.
Li Chengqian stayed in the barracks for a while, watching the researchers teach the soldiers to learn the knowledge and use of self-generated muskets, and gave the new army the name of the Fire God Army, and then returned to the palace.